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Cabrito - Oh, this is GOOD! It makes up for the cabrito disaster across the street at Coopers. The texture is somewhat coarse, but the meat just melts in the mouth...

Rib - Got the end of the rack again. There's still alot of meat on the bone. Coarse texture with a bit of chew... then magically this flavoful, buttery rib melts in your mouth (that's twice I've written 'melts in your mouth' in the same review).

Brisket - Tough & Lean. Mesquite grilled?

Pork Chop - Fatty cut of chop, but the flavor and texture remind me of the rib!

Sausage - Very firm . Nicely spiced with a bit of heat on the finish. Better than Coopers, but the spice profile is not my preference.

Hot sausage - Oh, now this is how I like it! Spicy goodness here. Both sausages are sourced from Hudson's in Austin.

Moist/Fatty Brisket - This is a good slice-o-brisket! Very flavorful... fat has rendered and makes this mighty tasty.

Lean Brisket - Nice texture. Good flavor. It is tender, but with a bit of a chew on the finish.

Turkey Sausage <<not rated>> - Firm and tightly packed. 100% boneless, skinless turkey used here. Nicely seasoned but very mild. Good pink ring around the outside. Why no rating? See Criteria for true Barbecue on this page.

I recieved an email from a friend, saying that he wants to update me on his plans to install a pico-sized brewing system at his Lakewood home.

Then I saw a notice that Lakewood Brewery is coming to Richardson to host a beer tasting in a couple of weeks.

And finally, I found this handy guide of local (DFW) breweries and their tour operations/attractions (click headline below to be taken to the full article).

This all started me thinking about incorporating a local brewery (and maybe also a tap room for the end of the trail) into our planned Dallas mini-tour. A few good barbecue joints, a brewery, and a tap room sounds like just the ticket! A beautiful day, this brewery guide, our list of DFW BBQ Tour targets, and a GPS. That's all we need. I'm getting hungry!

OK, so this list has already been out a few months, but I love to collect them from wherever I find them. Visit Mike Sutter's Fed Man Walking site to read the write-ups and view his Barbecue porn. It’s a shame we won't get to review John's place, but he'll need to stay put for more than a year before we'll consider a visit.